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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"Shia"”.
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Shia Political Islam in Iran. A political and economic approach
… when prophet Mohamad died and conflict between Shia and Sunni started, the recent growth of Islamism and emerging of new phenomena such as establishing Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt in 1920s, Iranian Islamic revolution in 1979, and some other Islamists groups like Hezbollah, and Al-Qaida …
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A shift in Shia discourse: Political necessities and Sectarian dynamics
… have instigated a shift in contemporary Twelver Shia discourse. The study relies mainly on evidence from the region, focusing on the Islamic Republic of Iran. As a participant observer, I approach the phenomenon with a nuanced understanding of its emergence within a complex social system. I use …
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Continuity and Change: A study of Shia Islam and modernisation in Iran
… revolution, analysing the changing character of Shia Islam historically to explain Shia thinkers' perception of and response to the modern world. In making this assessment, elements of the history of Shia Islam are examined. This is to illustrate its relationship with modernity, not as a …
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After subjectivity: a study of knowledge, ethics and art in Shia Islam
The Shia Muslim sits on the carpet in a darkened room bent over a pamphlet, carefully following the lines of a Ramadan supplication. He rocks to the pattern of the recitation. Tears flow, and later he will beat his breast in a communal lament to his martyred leaders. In a black designer sweatshirt, …
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After subjectivity: a study of knowledge, ethics and art in Shia Islam
The Shia Muslim sits on the carpet in a darkened room bent over a pamphlet, carefully following the lines of a Ramadan supplication. He rocks to the pattern of the recitation. Tears flow, and later he will beat his breast in a communal lament to his martyred leaders. In a black designer sweatshirt, …
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The experiences of the young practicing British Iranian Athna-asheri Shia Muslims in London
… practical adherence and a tendency toward Shia Islam. The purpose of this study is to shed more light on the characteristics of this group and find out about their religious, social, and cultural needs and expectations from the Islamic organizations and other relevant authorities based in …
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Islamic Law of Warfare and the Question of Suicide Terrorism: An Usuli Twelver Shia Perspective
… of suicide terrorism. Since it was the Twelver Shia Muslims of Lebanon who began the use of suicide tactics in its current form, Shia Islam, as the branch of the faith in which its followers are seen as pioneers of suicide operations, is naturally the major focus of interest in this regard. On …
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The Shi'a Muslims of the United Provinces of India, c 1890-1940
… religious, social and political change among the Shia Muslims of the United Provinces of colonial India, c. 1890-1940. Focusing especially, upon the towns of Lucknow and Amroha but discussing the region as a whole, it traces the formation of a community identity among Shia Muslims, and questions …
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Medina in the Ayyubid period and the Shi'a influence upon it
… of this. It also tracks the history of the Shia in Medina prior to the Ayyübid period by providing critical examples of some of the accounts on the subject. The reasons behind the emergence of the Twelver Shia doctrine in Medina during the Ayyübid period will also be studied and analysed, …
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Explanation and Critique of the Iranian Reform Movement: Alternative Discourses for a Conservative Regime
… The thesis begins by explaining the basis of Shia political thought and its growth trend which leads to the theory of velayate faqih as the main response to the question of the political legitimacy in Shia doctrine. I argue that the emergence of the reformist ideas related to the decline of …
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Democracy, Freedom and Occupation: a Recipe For Civil Conflict
… events: U.S. occupation, and the rise of the Shia people to power; reacting through the existing permanent or quasi- permanent systems: the nature of fundamentalism, the existence of historical Sunni-Shia animosities, the primacy of Islam for Muslims, and the presence of a youth bulge; …
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Sectarianism in Kurdistan Region of Iraq Between Political and Theological Schism
… non-state actors of the region are divided over Shia and Sunni blocs led by Iran and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabi (KSA) respectively. However, so far scholars have left out the Kurds within their studies on sectarianism. Scholars have not explicitly pointed out why they are disinterested in …
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Enhancing environmental practices in Khoja faith communities – a collaborative inquiry
… intensive collaborative inquiry with six Khoja Shia Muslim faith communities based in England to improve and enhance environmental practices in the faith communities. The knowledge landscape within which this project is located is a wide and complex one and brings together several different …
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Essays on networks and social interaction
… sectarian influences in the ways that Sunni and Shia individuals navigate the streets of Baghdad in a smartphone-based field activity. The second paper uses a novel experimental design to examine the social network search patterns employed by both sects. Using smartphone and self-reported data, …
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Case study of Lebanon: can the U.S. build upon socio-economic influences in order to foster good citizenship versus insurgency?
… of new and potent political will within the Shia population charged by the insurgent group Hezbollah. This project analyzes the roles of Hezbollah in shaping the local economic picture among the people of southern Lebanon. Implications for political and military strategists are provided in …
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Strategic goods provision in Hezbollah's resistance
… the need to create a sense of agency within the Shia population to increase proactive support for the resistance may be greater drivers of goods provision then has been explored.
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Islam and Democracy. Prospects and Possibilities. A Critical Analysis of the Theory of the Religious Democracy of Dr Abdulkarim Soroush
… on Islam and democracy and the debate concerning Shia political thought and the legacy of the Iranian revolution. My research finding in the first chapter is that the political challenges posed by democracy as a political system based on the rule of people, regardless of their faith or gender, …
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Analysis of composite ablators using massively parallel computation
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1995.
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Mental Health Help-Seeking in South Asian American Muslims: The Role of Cultural Beliefs, Attitudes, and Knowledge
… between three South Asian Muslim groups—Sunni, Shia, and Ismaili—controlling for the effects of age and generational status; (b) cultural beliefs, attitudes, and knowledge and familiarity between men and women; and (c) preferences towards seeking formal (physicians, mental health professionals) …
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On Healing HeARTs: A Saudi Woman Perspective on the Experience of Baby Loss, Art, and Compassion
… the Experience of Baby Loss,” investigates how Shia Saudi bereaved mothers create meaning and make sense of their experience of baby loss. It explores the importance of art and compassion in the healing process. Using a multi-method design that includes art-based methods and autoethnography, I …
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